The idea of the government reviewing inflation targeting in SA's low-growth environment and political threats against the independence of SARB is "a credibility hand grenade with the pin out", says an...

How to Teach Your Kid to Blow Their Nose There are so many little life skills that we, as adults, have managed to master over the years. How to put on a jacket. How to tie our shoes. How to blow a bubble with our gum and snap our fingers. (Okay, those last two might not really be “life skills,” but they’re important, nonetheless.) And yet,...07:39 2019-09-12

What's Your Favorite Frugal Hack? What are your go-to frugal hacks? Do you pack your lunch every day, or make your own lattes? Do you put yourself on library hold lists months in advance, so you can be one of the first people to read a new book when it releases? Do you automatically deposit money into your savings and investment acc...07:39 2019-09-12

Don't Forage If You Don't Know What You're Doing, Dummy We’ve all heard stories of hikers who survived on berries or other wild foods while lost in the woods. Though learning the local edibles is a fine subject of study, there’s a lot of nasty and even deadly stuff waiting out there for the overconfident....07:39 2019-09-12

Vincent Kompany testimonial draws legends to support homelessness charity Injury stops former Manchester City captain from playing but a large crowd came out to see former players, including Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, and to support A Bed Every Night“I don’t feel English but I definitely feel Manc,” Vincent Kompany said on launching his charity testimonial. At the Etiha...08:00 2019-09-12

Giants will get close-up look at the QB they passed on When evaluating the quarterbacks in the 2018 draft, Pat Shurmur studied all of the top prospects. After all, the Giants owned the No. 2 overall pick and, though the front office fell in love with Saquon Barkley, the Giants did have 37-year-old Eli Manning and general manager Dave Gettleman understoo...08:26 2019-09-12

Of course MLB sets the home run record Major League Baseball hitters have punctuated a power-packed year by shattering the record for most home runs in a season. Jonathan Villar of the Baltimore Orioles connected Wednesday night for the 6,106th homer. That topped the mark of 6,105 set in 2017. There are plenty more to come, too — the rec...08:26 2019-09-12

This Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer is some WEAPON-grade nostalgia bait Square Enix has been threatening the planet with a remake of groundbreaking PlayStation RPG Final Fantasy VII for years now, a prospect goosed along periodically by a new image, or side project, or even a new teaser every few years. Now, some real footage from the long-looming Final Fantasy VII Rema...09:39 2019-09-12

Uzo Aduba is joining the new season of Fargo Although it sometimes lacks the “David Schwimmer is Robert Kardashian” punch of one of Ryan Murphy’s various productions, Noah Hawley’s Fargo remains one of the more exquisitely cast anthology shows on TV. Even beyond the obvious big gets—your Billy Bob Thorntons, your Kirsten Dunsts, your Ewan McGr...09:39 2019-09-12

Report: Justify failed drug test before Triple Crown Justify failed a drug test one month before the 2018 Kentucky Derby, and the California Horse Racing Board decided to dismiss the case after the colt went on to win the Triple Crown, the New York Times reported Wednesday....09:39 2019-09-12

Robert Mugabe's body returns to divided Zimbabwe The body of Zimbabwe founding leader Robert Mugabe has arrived back in the country, to be welcomed with a guard of honor. However, discord prevails over both the former strongman's legacy and his proposed burial site....10:52 2019-09-12

The changing habits of London's shoppers Ethical shopping is on all of our lips, but fast fashion is still booming. Kate Wills reports on how our complicated relationship with buying clothes is just the tip of the iceberg...10:52 2019-09-12

Meet the Dover Street Market family On the cusp of Dover Street Market's 15th anniversary, Rachael Dove rounds up the department store's best-loved creatives to reflect on their time with Rei Kawakubo and co — spears, magpies and all...10:52 2019-09-12

How a $6bn under-sea tunnel changed Europe In the 25 years since it opened, the Channel Tunnel has been hailed as wonder of the modern world and become a vital link between the UK and mainland Europe....11:13 2019-09-12

Friends costume designer Debra McGuire on making the look of a decade She created the looks for six of TV’s best known characters – and influenced the wardrobe of a generation. Here McGuire talks Joey’s jackets, Phoebe’s prints – and finding fame with a young, new crowdRead more from the autumn/winter 2019 edition of The Fashion, our biannual fashion supplementFriends...11:39 2019-09-12

200 GameStop closures planned ahead of “a much larger tranche” coming (credit: Flickr / stan)
Major gaming retailer GameStop says it will be closing "between 180 and 200 underperforming stores" in the next six months. That statement comes following 195 store closures in the last 12 months and what the company says it expects will be "a much larger tranche of closure...12:26 2019-09-12

Proud Papa Trump Sort of Acknowledges Barron's Existence Speaking on Wednesday at a hastily-called press conference to announce new FDA restrictions on flavored e-cigs, President Donald Trump graciously acknowledged his wife Melania for her efforts to call attention to this pressing issue. Also, according to Trump, Melania has a son! And did you know that...12:52 2019-09-12

U.K. Could Block Hong Kong Bid for London Exchange The U.K. government is unlikely to approve a potential $36.6 billion takeover of London Stock Exchange Group by its Hong Kong rival because it forms too critical a part of the country’s financial infrastructure....12:52 2019-09-12

County cricket: Somerset v Yorkshire, Warwickshire v Essex and more – live! Updates from around the county groundsEngland v Australia: fifth Ashes Test – live!And you can email Tanya, tweet her or comment BTL 11.25am BST I just thought I’d post this of a Notts batsman playing well.UPDATE | Ben Duckett has hit three boundaries in his 14*, with this off Podmore being the pick...12:52 2019-09-12

Paul Scholes and the wonderful aesthetic appeal of the perfect pass | Nick Ames The former Manchester United legend showed on Wednesday night why so many of us love a wonderfully executed passIn discussions about the art of the pass, it is never wrong to afford Johan Cruyff the final word. “Technique is passing the ball with one touch, with the right speed, at the right foot of...13:13 2019-09-12

Murray prolongs Asian swing with Shanghai wildcard Former world number one Andy Murray will return to the Shanghai Masters for the first time since 2016 after the Briton was awarded a wildcard for the tournament, organizers said on Thursday....14:00 2019-09-12

Sennheiser Momentum Wireless review Sennheiser's Momentum line has been a popular headphone choice for years now. It first debuted in 2012, then went wireless in 2015. Despite stumbling out of the gate with some connectivity issues, the Momentum Wireless is still a solid choice. At IFA......14:26 2019-09-12

Walmart takes its $98 Delivery Unlimited service nationwide Walmart began trialling its Delivery Unlimited service -- its grocery-based take on Amazon Prime -- at select locations earlier this year. Now, the company is rolling it out to a further 1,400 stores across all 200 metro areas where regular grocery d......14:26 2019-09-12

Mike Francesa is the culprit behind Chris Carlin’s WFAN demise The moment Mike Francesa stomped back onto the air at WFAN, the trio of Chris Carlin, Maggie Gray and Bart Scott were on the clock. In fact, there were those high up at WFAN’s parent company, Entercom, who wanted to let the trio go entirely in May 2018, according to sources. They survived then, but....14:26 2019-09-12

Global Stocks Rise After ECB Stimulus Package Global stocks climbed after the European Central Bank announced a sweeping stimulus package, with an interest-rate cut and a large bond-buying program aimed at cushioning the eurozone from a global slowdown....14:52 2019-09-12

China Seeks to Narrow U.S. Talks to Break Deadlock Beijing is looking to narrow the scope of its negotiations with the U.S. to only trade matters, putting thornier national-security issues on a separate track in hopes it would help both sides resolve some immediate issues....14:52 2019-09-12

Meet 15 Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change From sinking islands to drought-ridden savannas, women bear an outsize burden of the global—warming crisis, largely because of gender inequalities. In many parts of the world, women hold traditional roles as the primary caregivers in families and communities, and, as the main providers of food...15:52 2019-09-12

Chinese computer whiz in court for allegedly stealing technology for Huawei A Chinese computer expert at the University of Texas was hauled before a federal judge in Brooklyn Wednesday for allegedly stealing state-of-the art technology from a Silicon Valley startup. Bo Mao, 36, was allegedly secretly working for the Chinese company Huawei — which was indicted last year on c...16:13 2019-09-12

Terrell Roberts, ex-NFL player, shot dead in grandmother’s back yard A former Cincinnati Bengals defensive back visiting his grandmother in California was shot dead this week in her back yard, relatives said. Terrell Roberts, who appeared in 23 games for the Bengals in 2003-04, was gunned down late Wednesday at a residence in Richmond, where an intruder entered the h...16:39 2019-09-12

Why Big Energy Opposes Trump Break on Methane Leaks Natural gas is now the top fuel used to produce electricity in the U.S., having dethroned coal. It’s cheap, and when burned cleanly it emits only half the carbon dioxide of coal. But there’s a catch: If natural gas gets into the air without being burned, it releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas ...16:39 2019-09-12

Pakistani President asks India to lift curbs in Kashmir Pakistan’s president has called on India to immediately lift all restrictions on people in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, ignoring opposition calls for Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down over his alleged bad governance...17:00 2019-09-12

Southgate fears further racist abuse in Bulgaria "England manager Gareth Southgate fears his players could face more racial abuse in Bulgaria after an away supporter allegedly targeted Raheem Sterling when the teams met at Wembley last weekend."...17:00 2019-09-12

Cultural highlights of Japan: readers’ travel tips Shrines, onsens and classical theatre vie with baseball and hip-hop as Japan’s kaleidoscopic array of culture delights our tipsters on their travelsThis summer I visited Hakodate, on the southernmost point of Hokkaido. On steep hills overlooking the harbour is the area where the outside world set up...17:26 2019-09-12

PACC to hold waiving adoption fees event this weekend PIMA COUNTY – Adopting pets seems fun, however, it can sometimes be pricey.
In honor of PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend, Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) will be waiving adoption fees on any pet four months or older from Sept. 13-15.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at two di...17:26 2019-09-12

BREAKING: Escaped homicide suspects captured PHOENIX – The U.S. Marshal for the District of Arizona has announced the capture of two escaped fugitives wanted for a Tucson murder.
According to a news release, U.S. Marshals captured Blane and Susan Barksdale on Wednesday.
The couple has been on the run since Aug. 26, when they escaped from...17:26 2019-09-12

Rotary Club of Tucson honors first responders TUCSON – On a day dedicated to those lost in the attacks of September 11, The Rotary Club of Tucson made sure the work first responders do does not go unnoticed.
First responders were invited to the Doubletree hotel for an event in their honor. Tucson Police chief Chris Magnus, Pima County She...17:26 2019-09-12

Memorial planned for CDO grad & baseball great Chris Duncan TUCSON – Former St. Louis Cardinal, Old Pueblo native and Canyon Del Oro baseball legend Chris Duncan’s memory lives on after he passed away at the age of 38.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (515...17:26 2019-09-12

Children of fallen 9/11 heroes preserve their legacy by joining NYCFD NEW YORK (NBC NEWS) – The next generation of the New York City Fire Department is a legacy to those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
The current firefighter training class includes 13 members who are the children of fallen firefighters.
That’s the highest number ever.
The class includes brother a...17:26 2019-09-12

US Rep Grijalva accepting applications for Congressional Youth Advisory Council TUCSON — U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona’s third congressional district is accepting applications for the Congressional Youth Advisory Council, his office announced Wednesday.
YAC offers young adults, between ages 15 and 20 who have an outstanding opportunity to gain beneficial knowledge of ou...17:26 2019-09-12

Algeria’s battle for modern banking A properly functioning financial system has long eluded the country. As it moves on from Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s 20-year leadership, can the financial system finally overcome its many problems?...17:52 2019-09-12

Airman welcomed home by family and FDNY Air National Guard member James Friedlander surprised his 2-year-old daughter, Vivian, after returning from a 6-month deployment in Qatar. But he wasn't the only one with a surprise up his sleeve that day.
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Reformation's sustainable style comes to the UK as cult label opens first store The trend-driven brand known for its floral dresses, square necklines and puffed sleeves also boasts “100% carbon, water and waste neutral” credentials Tomorrow, 10 years after it launched, the cult Los Angeles label Reformation opens its first UK store. You may not know the brand’s name but you’ve ...18:13 2019-09-12

Hillary Clinton reads her emails at Venice art exhibit ​So that’s what happened to Hillary Clinton’s emails. The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee sat behind a ​replica of the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk and thumbed through ​printed copies of her ​messages​ at an art exhibit in Venice. “Found my emails at the Venice Biennale. ...18:52 2019-09-12

KFC is offering couples chicken-themed weddings Nothing says “I love you” like 11 herbs and spices. Couples in Australia looking to get married by next spring have the opportunity to have a Kentucky-fried wedding. This includes food, decorations and more supplied by KFC. KFC Australia announced that they’ll be offering the chicken-lovers dream we...18:52 2019-09-12

Mnuchin: No meeting planned between Trump-Rouhani Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says President Donald Trump has no plans to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani while he's in New York later this month. Mnuchin said Thursday that such a meeting is "not planned at the moment." (Sept. 12)
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Kurdistan readies for post-ISIS future It’s not long ago that Kurdistan was on the brink of accessing the international markets. Then came ISIS, strained relations with Iraq and the challenge of being shackled to a state from which the population wants independence. Is Kurdistan ready to approach world markets again?...19:13 2019-09-12

Clothes don’t cover Haiti’s problems The country’s poverty is in marked contrast to the relative affluence of its neighbours. It needs access to finance beyond disaster relief. But can banks make a business case for a nation in such poor repair?...19:13 2019-09-12

The Trump Administration takes aim at vaping and E-cigarettes The Trump Administration has now gotten involved after a surge of deaths and illnesses connected to vaping and e-cigarettes.
The Trump Administration is now weighing in on the dangers of E-cigarettes and vaping.
Many critics say the companies that manufacture and sell the products are targeting youn...20:26 2019-09-12

California bans private prisons – including Ice detention centers Bill removes profit motive from incarceration and marks latest clash in state’s battle with Trump over treatment of immigrantsThe private prison industry is set to be upended after California lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday banning the facilities from operating in the state. The move will proba...20:26 2019-09-12

Alleged drug gang thwarted by giant seal in $1bn Australian drug bust Meth, cocaine and ecstasy found stashed under seaweed off Western Australia after yacht used by alleged smugglers ran agroundThree more men have been charged over a massive A$1bn drug haul found on a tiny island off Western Australia after a yacht ran aground and was abandoned, sparking a search for...20:26 2019-09-12

We're quitting smoking, so why is big tobacco booming? - video Smoking rates are falling in the UK, US and much of Europe. Forty-five per cent of Brits smoked in the 60s and 70s, compared with just 15% today. You would think this was bad news for cigarette profits, but tobacco companies are making more money than ever. They claim they no longer market tradition...20:26 2019-09-12

Steam's Recommendations Will Now Show Popular Games Less Often Last October, Steam’s algorithm briefly went haywire, filling users’ “More Like This” recommendation sections with popular games while negatively affecting under-the-radar indies who needed the exposure. At the time, Valve chalked this up to “a bug” which it said it corrected, but smaller developers...20:26 2019-09-12

Galaxy Note 10 Review: A Smaller Note Makes For Better Handling When Samsung announced the arrival of two versions of its latest Galaxy Note—the 6.3-inch Note 10 and the 6.8-inch Note 10+—it signaled a small departure from previous years. In spirit, the Galaxy Note 10+ is the true successor to Samsung’s iconic big-screen phone line, while the standard Note 10 se...20:26 2019-09-12

Aspen's drug to prevent preterm birth approved by FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Aspen Pharmacare's hydroxyprogesterone caproate (HPC), which is used to prevent preterm birth in pregnant women, the South African drugmaker's CEO said on Thursday....20:26 2019-09-12

The Apple Watch Series 3 is down to its lowest price ever at Walmart The Apple Watch Series 5 was unveiled this week at the Apple Event, and that means retailers are slashing the price on older models. Walmart has just dropped the price of the Apple Watch 3 with GPS and Cellular down to $229. That's a $150 discount and the lowest price we've found for the b...20:26 2019-09-12

AMD RDNA 2 graphics cards may be out in 2020, according to leaked roadmap The AMD Radeon RX 5700 and 5700 XT have been out for a few months at this point, but we've now seen some leaked roadmaps that suggest their successors could be hitting the streets sometime in 2020.These leaked roadmaps appeared on Guru3D, and seem to be slides that are part of a financial brief...20:26 2019-09-12

How High Are the Stakes Tonight for Each Democratic Candidate? The third Democratic primary debate, live tonight on ABC News and Univision, will be the first time all of the major candidates have been together on one stage, and also Beto O’Rourke made it in. Many, many pundits are asking: How high are the stakes tonight? Oh ho ho boy let me tell you. They are H...20:52 2019-09-12

George Best And The Soccer Battle Of The Sexes That Changed ... Well, Nothing Fifty years ago, on a drizzly Sunday afternoon in Manchester, Eva Haraldsted played soccer against George Best. Haraldsted was 21 years old. She wore a turquoise mini-dress, white soccer boots, and a high ponytail, and was captain of a women’s team called Blinkers United. Best, the shaggy-haired Man...20:52 2019-09-12

The U.S. Will Move to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes, Trump Official Says (Bloomberg) –– President Donald Trump called vaping a “problem” and his health secretary said the government would force companies to remove flavored vaping products from the market after reports of hundreds of U.S. cases of a mysterious illness related to e-cigarette devices...21:13 2019-09-12

Tesla ‘Plaid’ 3-motor system coming to Model S 'in 2020’ High-powered three-motor electric powertrain will be used in Tesla's Nurburgring record run, and offered in Model X and Roadster, Musk claims
A series of tweets by Tesla CEO Elon Musk have confirmed that the Model S will adopt a new, ultra high-performance three-motor powertrain configuration coine...21:13 2019-09-12

Renault Megane RS Trophy-R 2019 UK review The hottest Megane is still an incredibly hardcore hot hatch, but it's a more coherent, likeable product than its siblings
A £72,140 Renault Mégane. As in seventy-two thousand, one-hundred-and-forty pounds sterling. If you were looking for a measure as to just how mad the world is becoming, this i...21:13 2019-09-12

Korda sisters to make history at Solheim Cup Nelly and Jessica Korda might have walked out together in the blue of Europe on the opening day of the 2019 Solheim Cup if things had turned out very differently
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Wall Street advances on trade concessions, euro zone stimulus Wall Street advanced on Thursday, and the S&P 500 hovered a hair's breadth below its all-time high, buoyed by positive developments on the U.S.-China trade front and a promise of continued stimulus from the European Central Bank....21:13 2019-09-12

Stocks rise, bond yields off lows, on trade optimism A gauge of global stock markets reached a six-week high in choppy trading on Thursday after new hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute, sending bond yields off lows hit earlier in the wake of the European Central Bank's new stimulus measures....21:13 2019-09-12

U.S. House panel votes to ramp up Trump impeachment probe The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to intensify its investigation of Republican President Donald Trump on Thursday, as lawmakers edged closer to deciding whether to recommend his impeachment....21:39 2019-09-12

Crews rescue stranded kayaker & four-legged friend (KSEE) A California man is happy to be alive after a harrowing swift water rescue in Fresno County last month.
Authorities found the 66-year-old man and his dog clinging to a tree in the middle of the San Joaquin River on August 26.
The man said he was paddling downstream when a branch hit him in th...21:39 2019-09-12

U.N. experts: Protect protesters’ rights in Hong Kong A panel of United Nations experts on Thursday called for China and Hong Kong to protect the rights of protesters and expressed alarm at reports of attacks on demonstrators and arrests of activists....22:00 2019-09-12

This Chart Shows You How Much Fabric You Need to Reupholster Furniture Reupholstering old furniture—whether it’s a sofa you’ve had for years, or a couch you rescued from the curb—can give a piece new lease on life. The problem is that it can be a challenge to figure out exactly how much fabric you need based on the type and shape of your item....22:00 2019-09-12

| Christchurch shooting trial moved to avoid Ramadan New Zealand's High Court has altered next year's trial dates for the man accused of murdering 51 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch mosques to avoid the hearing clashing with the holy month of Ramadan....22:00 2019-09-12

Hustlers Proves Jennifer Lopez Has Been This Great All Along We spend a great deal of energy praising the actresses we think of as great—the Meryl Streeps, the Cate Blanchetts, the Julianne Moores. But we don’t always know what to do with the charming ones, the ones who dole out pleasure in the movies we often catch up with months or years after t...22:26 2019-09-12

Never Forget How Terrible The Newsroom Was Remember HBO’s The Newsroom? I wish I didn’t. But with the 18th anniversary of 9/11, an especially cursed clip from the first season of that especially cursed show has been making the rounds on social media again....23:39 2019-09-12

Pelosi: LITERALLY DO NOT ASK ME ABOUT IMPEACHMENT AGAIN YOU DUMB OAFS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi give her weekly press conference on Thursday, where she was eager to speak about all sorts of things: President Donald Trump shifting money away from children to build his wall, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s grotesque inaction on meaningful gun legislation, the ...23:39 2019-09-12

Bronx bodega basement captive faced hellish torture: prosecutors A Bronx man was subjected to hellish torture that saw a gun forced into his mouth, a lighter stuck in his face and death threats against his family during a days-long nightmare in a bodega basement, prosecutors allege. The 49-year-old survivor was freed by chance early Wednesday when two cops scoure...23:39 2019-09-12

Government to Google: Let Employees Speak Out Federal regulators have ordered Google to assure employees they are allowed to speak out on political and workplace issues, as part of a settlement of formal complaints that the search giant punishes those who do just that....00:00 2019-09-13

Daniel Johnston, indie singer-songwriter, dies at 58 Daniel Johnston, an eccentric singer-songwriter and advocate for mental health awareness who developed a strong following among other artists like Kurt Cobain and Tom Waits, died early Wednesday morning at his home outside of Houston, Texas according to Tom Gimbel, Johnston's manager of over 25 year...00:00 2019-09-13

Unifor, Nemak dig in their heels over Canada plant closure Unifor President Jerry Dias accuses Nemak of not adhering to a collective agreement at the company's Canada plant, which supplies GM engine blocks. Union members stopped working on Labor Day because Nemak plans to close the factory in mid-2020....00:26 2019-09-13

Nissan CEO's exit hastened by independent directors, report says Outside directors Jenifer Rogers and Keiko Ihara, members of corporate governance committees created in the aftermath of the arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn, pushed for Saikawa's departure at a board meeting that went on for several hours....00:26 2019-09-13

Paul Feig is just going to make his own Dark Universe The Dark Universe is dead, but the thing about monsters is that they always find a way to come back. A Depp-less version of The Invisible Man is already in the works, and now Paul Feig is digging into Universal’s monster toybox for his own monument to the failed potential of the Dark Universe. Accor...00:26 2019-09-13

Panthers-Bucs fantasy football: Too soon to give up on Jameis Winston? Thursday games traditionally are more sloppy and ugly than their Sunday brethren. Whether it is because of a lack of prep time on a short week or the fact it is the dumping ground to satisfy the rule that every team must appear at least once in prime time, Thursday games bring a unique sense......00:26 2019-09-13

Nationals vs. Twins: Patrick Corbin will shut down Minnesota Top 10 Democrats debate Thursday. Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris will be joined by Andrew Yang, who made the cut and celebrated by crowd-surfing above his supporters. Mayor de Blasio opted to walk from his rally, fearing the few who attended had zero interest in suppor...00:26 2019-09-13

Kim Clijsters, 36, coming out of tennis retirement after 7 years Kim Clijsters watched Serena Williams’ latest amazing tennis comeback — and now she’s going to try to pull off her own, with two more kids at home and after several more years on the sideline. Clijsters, the 36-year-old four-time Grand Slam champion and mother of three, stunningly ...00:26 2019-09-13

For Mike Pompeo, a Moment of Singular Influence Speculation that Mr. Pompeo may serve as President Trump’s national security adviser as well as secretary of state may be fanciful but underscores his increasing influence....00:52 2019-09-13

We Can Finally Explain What You Actually Do In Death Stranding He’s finally done it. After years of talking about Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima finally showed off a full mission’s worth of gameplay during a live stage presentation at Tokyo Game Show this week. It’s as offbeat, meticulously detailed, and intriguing as you’d expect from Kojima, if not more so....01:13 2019-09-13

Detecting patients’ pain levels via their brain signals Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a system that measures a patient’s pain level by analyzing brain activity from a portable neuroimaging device. The system could help doctors diagnose and treat pain in unconscious and noncommunicative patients, which could reduce the risk of chronic ...01:13 2019-09-13

Please God Make the GOP Listen to the CEOs on Gun Control On Thursday, 145 CEOs sent a letter to the Senate to demand gun reform to curb mass shootings in our country. The letter rightly calls the regular cycle of gun violence “a public health crisis that demands urgent action.”...01:13 2019-09-13

Personal trainer tells woman she’s ‘way too heavy’ for his class A 350-pound woman in the UK was rejected by a personal trainer who said she was “way too heavy” for his fitness class. Lisa Parratt, 33, was mortified when workout instructor Gary Randall, who goes by the moniker “Buffmaster,” told her that she was “just too big” ...01:39 2019-09-13

Tragic diary of ‘Polish Anne Frank’ will finally be published The Nazis did not erase Renia Spiegel’s life. Her diary, 700 pages across thread-bound school-exercise books, includes her final entry, on July 25, 1942. Five days later, the Polish adolescent was shot to death by Nazis after being discovered in hiding. She was 18. Nearly 80 years later, the w...01:39 2019-09-13

Jets get some relief with Le’Veon Bell’s MRI results At least the Jets don’t have to worry about a significant injury to their star running back. Quarterback Sam Darnold may be out a while after being diagnosed with mononucleosis, but at least Le’Veon Bell won’t be joining him away from the team. The Jets did get a scare from their big offseason addit...02:00 2019-09-13

Edwin Encarnacion, J.A. Happ fall victim to Yankees’ injury curse DETROIT- By the time the Yankees had knocked off the Tigers, 10-4, in the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader, two key players were already on their way back to New York with injuries. And while Aaron Boone said he believed that neither Edwin Encarnacion’s strained left oblique or J.A. Happ’s bice...02:00 2019-09-13

Photographer plans to capture 30-year timelapse of NYC skyline A photographer is proving that the one good thing about New Jersey — its view — is true. Joseph DiGiovanna is shooting a 30-year time-lapse of the New York City skyline from his Weehawken window and is already four years into his project, CNN reports. “It’s a living calendar that anyone ...02:52 2019-09-13

Samsung's artistic The Frame TV is currently on sale for $649 Samsung's The Frame is alluring if you like the idea of a TV that can double as living artwork, but the price? Not so much -- you've usually had to pay a premium for that seamless look. It might be much easier to rationalize right now, though. BuyDig......04:00 2019-09-13

Watch the trailer for Amazon's star-studded 'Modern Love' series The 'Modern Love' section of the New York Times has legions of devoted fans and those who rely on it for a regular hate read. The reader-submitted tales of unlikely love connections, lost loves or love gone wrong can often be hit or miss. Amazon Prim......04:00 2019-09-13

Hulu drops support for Google’s Daydream VR platform If you were a fan of watching Hulu videos on Google's Daydream View VR headset, we have some bad news. Hulu has dropped support for Google Daydream. According to the company, the latest versions of its Android app (versions 3.55 or newer) no longer s......04:00 2019-09-13

Facebook Watch gets more NFL highlights, news and analysis The National Football League isn't done teaming up with tech companies. Today, the NFL announced it is extending its partnership with Facebook, a deal that began back in 2017, which will continue to bring highlights of all 256 regular season games, p......04:00 2019-09-13

Democratic debate 2019: Julian Castro goes on offensive against Biden HOUSTON – Julian Castro went on offense Thursday night and accused Vice President Joe Biden of being forgetful and not living up to the health care aspirations of President Barack Obama. “I’m fulfilling the legacy of Barack Obama, and you’re not,” Castro said, after accusing Biden’...04:00 2019-09-13

Investigation over PM's plans 'to collect data on gov.uk users' The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is looking into the collection of personal data on the government's public internet service after reports Boris Johnson asked civil servants to collect "targeted and personalised" data on users....04:26 2019-09-13

HBO’s next attempt to replace ‘Game of Thrones’ launches on November 4th With Game of Thrones over, fans of the series are probably looking for a similar alternative, and studios, HBO included, have already created several series that could rival Thrones.
Amazon is betting on Carnival Row, which is already streaming, and especially on the Lord of the Rings TV show that&r...04:26 2019-09-13

Medicare's finances are full of waste A new report just uncovered millions of dollars in Medicare waste. The report, from the Office of the Inspector General at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, found that the agency paid for some of the same drugs twice, wasting $160 million....05:13 2019-09-13

Radio Lunk Dan Sileo Loses Three Gigs Within A Year When last we left Dan Sileo, the radio host who has a tough time not being racist, he was the main attraction on 97.3 The Fan, the San Diego sports radio station that had to quickly rebrand after its original lineup fell apart. He’s since been tossed from three stations including that one, all withi...05:39 2019-09-13

Should A Home Run Automatically End An Inning? I will not keep you waiting for an answer on this one. No, absolutely not and under no circumstances would it be a good idea for a homer to automatically end an inning in a big league baseball game. It seems important not to equivocate on this question. And yet this Funbag question, from a listener ...05:39 2019-09-13

Google is now shamelessly ripping off Instagram, because why not? The trend of adding an Instagram-like “Stories” bubble at the top of apps rolls on, with Google’s Photos app now the latest to jump on the bandwagon.
A new feature is rolling out in the app starting today called “Memories,” which essentially tweaks an existing feature t...05:39 2019-09-13

5G comes with unique security risks A former chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is asking policymakers to consider ways to improve mobile security as the nation moves toward fifth-generation, or 5G, networks....06:00 2019-09-13

How data breaches are hurting small businesses Some 30% of consumers surveyed said they would never again use a small business that suffered a data breach, according to a new report from Bank of America Merchant Services....06:26 2019-09-13

Roger Goodell’s cowardly leadership betraying NFL’s true fans Let the record show that even before the Week 1 episodes starring recidivist miscreants Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham, Jr., nothing ailed the NFL more than the absence of a real-deal commissioner as opposed to cowardly, pandering $42 million per capitulator Roger Goodell. From the movie, “Fat Chan...07:39 2019-09-13

'National tragedy': Trump begins border wall construction in Unesco reserve Wall will traverse the entirety of the southern edge of the Organ Pipe Cactus national monument, one of the most biologically diverse regions in the USConstruction of a 30ft-high section of Donald Trump’s border barrier has begun in the Organ Pipe Cactus national monument in southern Arizona, a fede...07:39 2019-09-13

Why the best film of the 21st century is There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson’s tragic parable of society’s addiction to oil, fuelled by a zealous Daniel Day-Lewis, is a burning indictment of male aggression and an apocalyptic warningThe title is a prophecy, a warning, or a vengeful supernatural pronouncement. Paul Thomas Anderson’s strange masterpiece, f...07:39 2019-09-13

Painted lady stars in bumper Big Butterfly Count Numbers of top five species up on last year while small tortoiseshell moves northIt has been a painted lady summer. Nearly half a million of the migratory creatures were counted in British parks and gardens as part of the biggest butterfly survey in the world.The painted lady topped the charts of th...07:39 2019-09-13

Giggles and 'joy jumps': rats love games of hide and squeak, scientists find Rodents enjoyed being found by humans and would hide again to keep the game goingThe next time you see a rat darting for cover, consider this: it might just want to have a playful game of hide-and-seek.A group of neuroscientists in Germany spent several weeks hanging out with rodents in a small room...07:39 2019-09-13

SNL adds first Asian cast member. But another is under fire over anti-Asian slur Casting is significant for Saturday Night Live, which has been criticized in the past for its historical lack of diversitySaturday Night Live has added its first Asian cast member, and in the interest of balance, also added its first openly anti-Asian cast member. Season 45 Alert Welcome to the cast...08:26 2019-09-13

Germany plans Libya conference to shore up arms embargo Violations of embargo have been both routine and often blatant, says UN special envoyGermany is planning to hold a UN-backed international conference on the future of Libya in an attempt to force the many regional actors to stop funding and arming the country’s warring sides.The UN has admitted its ...08:26 2019-09-13

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 – winning images László Francsics has been named the overall winner in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 competition, for his composition showing the 35 phases of January’s total lunar eclipse. Other winners include a panorama of the aurora borealis over the...08:26 2019-09-13

Newfound comet likely an 'interstellar visitor,' scientists say A newly discovered comet hurtling toward the orbit of Mars has scientists scurrying to confirm whether it came from outside the solar system, a likely prospect that would make it the second such interstellar object observed in our planetary neighborhood....08:26 2019-09-13

NYPD sergeants honored for heroics at ceremony in Brooklyn When NYPD Sgt. Roger “RJ” Coleman saw a man with tattoos on his face and neck on a Manhattan subway platform back in May, he knew he was looking at the killer from a wanted poster that he had just handed out to his cops. “We were all looking for this guy,” Coleman told The......08:52 2019-09-13

NYC schools will excuse kids who walk out for climate change rally Cut class for climate change! The Department of Education will excuse city kids who ditch school next Friday to partake in a Manhattan climate change protest, officials said Thursday. “TEN YEARS. We have ten years to save the planet,” Mayor Bill de Blasio cautioned in a tweet. “Tod...08:52 2019-09-13

Vivianne Miedema inspires Arsenal to winning return to Champions League • Fiorentina 0-4 Arsenal Women• Miedema scores twice in ItalyClinical first-half finishing from Kim Little and Vivianne Miedema, with the latter getting her second and Lisa Evans also scoring after the break, ensured Arsenal will host the second leg with a surely unassailable four-goal lead on their...08:52 2019-09-13

Donald Trump accepts Israel's spying denials The US president has said he accepts Israeli President Netanyahu's denials regarding spying on the White House. Media reports claimed surveillance devices were discovered and that they were most likely linked to Israel....08:52 2019-09-13

US Democratic debate rivals slug it out over health care Democratic Party candidates vying to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election thrashed out their differences. Front-runner Joe Biden came out fighting amid criticism his policies were too moderate....08:52 2019-09-13

ECB announces fresh stimulus as eurozone economy falters Mario Draghi says bank will reboot quantitative easing in month Lagarde succeeds himThe European Central Bank has announced a fresh stimulus package in an attempt to prevent the fragile eurozone economy from grinding to a halt, with an interest rate cut and plans to pump €20bn (£19bn) a month into t...09:39 2019-09-13

Gucci goes carbon neutral in attempt to tackle climate crisis The planet has gone too far, says CEO Marco Bizzarri, as he outlines greener strategyAs the fashion industry continues to address its role in the climate crisis, Italy’s most valuable luxury brand has said it has become an entirely carbon neutral company.Gucci outlined its strategy on Thursday, whic...09:39 2019-09-13

The 100 best films of the 21st century Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000The director of our No 1 reactsFilm-makers featured in our list choose their No 1Peter Bradshaw on why our No 1 is our No...09:39 2019-09-13

The New Resident Evil Is Good (So Far) I’ll be honest. When Project Resistance was announced, I was skeptical. A mutliplayer Resident Evil? Surely, that cannot work, I thought. At the Tokyo Game Show, I got hands-on with Project Resistance, and from what I played, I realized that, yes, yes it can....10:00 2019-09-13

The Art Of Gears 5 The latest Gears of War is out this week, so tonight we’ll take a look at a bunch of the art that went into the game’s conception and production....10:00 2019-09-13

Adidas Is Making A New Star Wars Sneaker, And Um Perhaps hoping to recapture a little of the magic from their older collaborations, Adidas is once again teaming up with Star Wars for a sneaker release ahead of the Rise of Skywalker in December....10:00 2019-09-13

Tesla Model 3 The most affordable Tesla yet is tempting on the face of it, so should you yield or resist?
When Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning established Tesla Motors in 2003, with Elon Musk joining as chairman shortly after, the subject of this week’s road test was their ultimate goal. Namely, a low-cost, ...10:00 2019-09-13

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 13 September With S-Class-rivalling luxury and a potent V10 motor, the Phaeton is the accessible continent crusher you've been looking for
As we mourn the passing of ex-VW boss Ferdinand Piech, here's a second-hand selection of the company's strangest offerings
A Phaeton kicks off our ‘worth buying’ round-up ...10:00 2019-09-13

Bentley Flying Spur Speed seen with plug-in hybrid system Spyshots of Bentley's sportiest Flying Spur show charging flap for hybrid powertrain, likely to be Porsche Panamera-sourced
Bentley is believed to be testing an upcoming flagship Speed variant of its new Flying Spur luxury saloon, and new spyshots show it sporting a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
The ...10:00 2019-09-13

Land Rover Discovery Sport 2019 review New Discovery Sport is comfortable, refined and incredibly well mannered – as long as you drive it sensibly
Make no mistake: there’s a lot more that’s new about this updated Land Rover Discovery Sport than immediately meets the eye. Sure, it looks largely the same as it has since the original mode...10:00 2019-09-13

Bahamians Look for Loved Ones as 1,300 Remain Missing After Hurricane Dorian (MCLEAN’S TOWN, Bahamas) — They scan social media, peer under rubble, or try to follow the smell of death in an attempt to find family and friends.
They search amid alarming reports that 1,300 people remain listed as missing nearly two weeks after Hurricane Dorian hit the northern Bahama...11:39 2019-09-13

Proposed fracking bans may hurt Democrats in 2020 Democratic presidential contenders are promising to swiftly ban fracking, the drilling technique responsible for cheap natural gas, but it's a plan that could backfire and raise carbon emissions in the short term — if, that is, it's even feasible....12:00 2019-09-13

European stocks steady after ECB stimulus boost European shares were roughly flat in
early trading on Friday, on course for a fourth straight week of
gains after the European Central Bank took strong action on
economic growth and signalled governments should also do more....12:26 2019-09-13

Vaping Was Called Safer Than Smoking. What Happened? The growing use of battery-powered e-cigarettes -- the activity known as vaping -- has provoked one of the most robust debates among public-health specialists in years. The debate has intensified as some users of vaping devices, which have been thought of as safer than lit cigarettes, have come down...12:26 2019-09-13

In Ohio, cost of opioid crisis isn't just fiscal Public officials in Ohio say no amount of money will restore the cities that have been upended by the opioid crisis. Local police and fire chiefs say it's taken an immeasurable toll on the wellbeing of first responders on the front lines. (Sept. 12)
...12:26 2019-09-13

Steam is finally fixing its games algorithm, as Epic Games Store looms large Steam is (finally) looking at improving its game recommendation algorithm for its PC marketplace, with an updated version that shifts the balance towards smaller and more personally relevant titles over just the biggest AAA games.Developer and publisher Valve has received a fair amount of flak in re...12:52 2019-09-13

Indonesia blames Malaysian companies for some forest fires Indonesia on Friday blamed four Malaysian companies, including the world's biggest producer of sustainable palm oil, for causing some of the forest fires within its borders, in an escalating row between neighbours over regional haze....13:13 2019-09-13

Democratic debate 2019: Joe Biden stands out for all the wrong reasons HOUSTON — Front-running Joe Biden stood out the most in Thursday’s snoozer of a Democratic debate — but for all the wrong reasons as he rambled through responses laden with non-sequiturs about record-players and Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. “Play the radio. Make sure the television — ...13:13 2019-09-13

Charred Conception dive boat ruins brought to surface by salvage crew This charred hull is all that remains of the Conception after a devastating Sept. 2 blaze killed 34 people on board. The burned ruins of the doomed California dive boat were brought to the surface by a salvage team off the coast of Santa Barbara on Thursday, 10 days after an inferno broke out on......13:13 2019-09-13

Help! My Hotel Doesn’t Exist In a new Travel column, Sarah Firshein aims to help travelers resolve their thorniest and most upsetting travel disasters. This week, she investigates a nonexistent hotel, booked on Expedia....13:39 2019-09-13

Amy Sherald’s Shining Second Act After her famous portrait of Michelle Obama, the artist is bringing her new works to New York. “Every painting is a kind of communion,” our critic says....13:39 2019-09-13

US briefing: Democratic debate, Trump's wall and California boat fire Friday’s top story: Biden clashes with Warren and Sanders as frontrunners finally share a stage. Plus, the 100 best films of the 21st centurySubscribe now to receive the morning briefing by email.Good morning, I’m Tim Walker with today’s essential stories. Continue reading......14:00 2019-09-13

Ford, GM rev up electric pickup trucks to head off Tesla Large pickup trucks that tow most of the profits in to Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co are holdovers from another century - with heavy ladder frames and big internal combustion engines in the front driving the wheels in the back....14:00 2019-09-13

Ireland says gap between EU and UK on Brexit 'very wide' The gap between Britain and the European Union over Brexit remains "very wide", Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday, as British leader Boris Johnson prepared to make a renewed push to reach an exit deal with the bloc....14:26 2019-09-13

US STOCKS-Futures rise as investors cheer trade progress U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday
as new signs of progress in trade relations between the United
States and China comforted markets, which have been rankled by a
prolonged stand off between the world's two largest economies....14:26 2019-09-13

Visiting London? Insiders share tips London has so many incredible choices for travelers that it can get overwhelming. Insiders share their top tips for your visit -- from hotels and restaurants to nightlife and shopping....14:52 2019-09-13

Couple welcomes 9 lb. 11 oz. baby on 9/11 at 9:11 Baby Christina was born on 9/11/19 at 9:11 and weighed in at 9 pounds 11 ounces. (Source: Brown family/Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital) (Source: Brown family/Methodist Le Bonheur)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – For the last 18 years, 9/11 has been a somber day of remembrance.
But for one Mid-...16:00 2019-09-13

In debate, Democrats steer clear of economy HOUSTON — In the last few weeks, Democratic presidential candidates have focused on fears of a recession, accusing President Trump of recklessness in handling the nation's economic affairs....16:52 2019-09-13